Laurel Hill, Virginia

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| image_caption = Barrett House, 2009

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| map_caption = Location within Fairfax county

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| subdivision_name1 = Virginia

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| subdivision_name2 = Fairfax

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| area_total_km2 = 11.73

| area_land_km2 = 11.55

| area_water_km2 = 0.18

| population_as_of = 2020

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| population_total = 8307

| population_density_km2 = 708.2

| timezone = Eastern (EST)

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| timezone_DST = EDT

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| elevation_ft = 220

| coordinates = {{coord|38|42|50|N|77|14|56|W|region:US-VA_type:city|display=inline,title}}

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| postal_code = 22079

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| blank_info = 51-44430

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| population_density_sq_mi = 1833.8

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Laurel Hill is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population at the 2020 census was 8,307.{{Cite web |title=Laurel Hill CDP, Virginia |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Laurel_Hill_CDP,_Virginia?g=160XX00US5144430 |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=data.census.gov}} Formerly part of the Lorton CDP, it comprises most of what was formerly the Lorton Reformatory grounds, which were purchased by Fairfax County in 2002 following the prison's closing and redeveloped as a new suburban community. The name "Laurel Hill" was adopted from Laurel Hill House, an 18th-century structure which had served as the residence of the Superintendent of the Reformatory, and originally was the home of Revolutionary War patriot William Lindsay.[http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/laurelhill/history.htm Laurel Hill History] Accessed 2011-06-11.

Geography

Laurel Hill is in southern Fairfax County and is bordered to the northwest by Crosspointe, to the north by Newington Forest, to the east by Lorton, and to the south by Prince William County. Via Interstate 95 and Interstate 395 it is {{convert|19|mi}} northeast to Washington, D.C.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Laurel Hill CDP has a total area of {{convert|11.7|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|11.55|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.18|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 1.51%, is water.{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Laurel Hill CDP, Virginia |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US5144430 |accessdate=October 12, 2016 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

Demographics

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2010{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Virginia|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-48.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 2020

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Laurel Hill was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census formed from part of Lorton CDP.

= 2020 Census =

At the 2020 census (some information from the 2022 American Community Survey) there were 8,307 people, 3,128 housing units and 2,731 households residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,833.8 inhabitants per square mile (708.2/km²). The average housing unit density was 690.5 per square mile (266.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 33.21% White, 23.11% African American, 0.13% Native American, 27.03% Asian, 0.24% Pacific Islander, 3.45% from other races, and 12.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 10.17% of the population.

Of the households, 56.6% were married couples, 7.9% were a male householder with family and no spouse, and 30.2% were a female householder with family and no spouse. The average family household had 3.36 people.

The median age was 40.5, 23.4% of people were under the age of 18, and 11.0% were 65 years of age or older. The largest ancestry was the 10.5% who had Irish ancestry, 38.7% spoke a language other than English at home, and 31.4% were born outside the United States, 83.0% of whom were naturalized citizens.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $128,239, and the median income for a family was $148,964. 11.5% of the population were military veterans, and 59.3% had a batchelor's degree or higher. In the CDP2.3% of the population was below the poverty line, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over, with 2.6% of the population without health insurance.

= 2010 Census =

The population as of the 2010 census was 6,855.

References

Category:Census-designated places in Fairfax County, Virginia

Category:Washington metropolitan area

Category:Census-designated places in Virginia